War Memorial Eagle - Rochester, NY
Posted by: sagefemme
N 43° 09.210 W 077° 36.595
18T E 287795 N 4781167
Eagle breaking chains that are falling away
Waymark Code: WMDATG
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2011
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This 1941 Art Deco bronze rendering of an eagle by Carl Paul Jennewein suggests America's "sundering the chain of oppression" that once bound Spain to Cuba and Puerto Rico. (
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The pedestal on which the eagle stands is inscribed:
"The City of Rochester
and
The County of Monroe
in honor
of those who served
their country in the
Spanish American War
Philippine Inserrection
China Relief
Expedition
1898-1902"
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: War Memorial Eagle
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Carl Paul Jennewein
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1941
Materials used: bronze
Location: War Memorial Plaza, southeast corner along Riverwalk north of Court Street Bridge
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